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I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:37 pm
by Woland
I felt generous today and decided to give my bike a present.

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Sry for the crappy phone pic.

A nice new set of Wilbers black line shocks with all the bells and whistles :)

Considering the old shocks were the original ones, now with some 90000km's on them the difference in ride quality was significant :mrgreen:

Haven't had time to fiddle with the Wilbers yet but my 12km ride home from the shop was a joy. A lot smoother and feeling more planted. I'm excited!

Got the Wilbers off ebay, 18 months old and having been ridden for barely 300km's, I got them for about 1/3 of what they cost new.

Can't wait to dial them in properly and see how they perform.

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 10:17 am
by chechomir
What is that plastic in your wheel?

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:31 am
by MTBeemer
An inner fender to protect those new shocks from road debris. Looks like a carbon fiber model. A non-carbon fiber version is available at http://www.machineartmoto.com/, from MachineArtMoto. It's called the MudSling. I have one mounted and it greatly reduces the amount of bad stuff getting on to the shock, under the seat and the surrounding area.

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:36 am
by Woland
chechomir wrote:What is that plastic in your wheel?
Its an Ilmberger carbon fibre hugger.

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:16 pm
by Lost Rider
Congrats, I'm sure it's quite the upgrade for you, and to get such a good price to sweeten the deal is awesome!

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:04 pm
by chechomir
Nice

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:02 pm
by zei220
Can't go wrong with those.....

Re: I gave my bike a present today

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:48 am
by celticus
MTBeemer wrote:An inner fender to protect those new shocks from road debris. I have one mounted and it greatly reduces the amount of bad stuff getting on to the shock, under the seat and the surrounding area.
And on the wife's back. :D